Dendromecon
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 Dendromecon rigida
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Dendromecon, the tree poppy, is a genus of one or two species of shrubs to small trees, native to California and northern Baja California. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, lanceolate to ovate, 3-10 cm long. The flowers are yellow, satiny, and shed after pollination.
- Species
Two species of Dendromecon are widely accepted, though some botanists consider them to belong to just one species, only distinct at the lower rank of subspecies:
- Dendromecon harfordii (syn. D. rigida subsp. harfordii) - Channel Island Tree Poppy. A larger plant, occasionally becoming a small tree to 6 m tall; leaves broad, less than three times as long as broad. Endemic to the Channel Islands of California.
- Dendromecon rigida - Bush Poppy. A smaller plant, rarely exceeding 3 m tall; leaves narrow, more than three times as long as broad. Occurring on mainland California (Pacific Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada foothills) and northern Baja California.
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